Lieutenant-Colonel T.H. Hewitt
Regina Rifle Regiment

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading a party to the capture of an advanced post and holding it for two days under heavy enemy bombardment. His services in leading his platoon and in consolidating the new line have been invaluable throughout.

(M.C. citation, 6 Jul 1917)

Born on 1 February 1889 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, Thomas Henry Hewitt was a civil servant and former commander officer of the Regina Rifles from 1932 to 1936. He had settled in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan as a teenager and joined the provincial civil service. In September 1915, he enlisted with the 46th Battalion, which deployed to France in August 1916. He received a field commission before Vimy Ridge and subsequently earned the Military Cross at Lens.

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